baboon — ► NOUN ▪ a large ground dwelling monkey with a long snout. ORIGIN originally denoting a grotesque figure used in architecture: from Old French babuin or Latin babewynus … English terms dictionary

baboon — baboonish, adj. /ba boohn / or, esp. Brit., /beuh /, n. 1. any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail. 2. a coarse,… … Universalium

baboon — It has been possible to use ‘baboon’ as a friendly insult since at least the seventeenth century. In Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist ‘my good baboon’ occurs, and modern women are likely to refer to clumsy men as ‘you big baboon’ without too much… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

baboon — n. a jerk; a stupid person. (Also a rude term of address.) □ Stop acting like a baboon! Grow up! □ Tell that ugly baboon to get out of here. □ Hey, baboon, get off my lawn! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

baboon — [14] The origins of baboon are obscure, but it seems that the notion underlying it may be that of ‘grimacing’. Baboons characteristically draw back their lips in snarling, revealing their teeth, and it has been speculated that there may be a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

baboon — UK [bəˈbuːn] / US [bəˈbun] noun [countable] Word forms baboon : singular baboon plural baboons a type of large monkey from Africa or South Asia that lives on the ground … English dictionary